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Laura B. Perry; Michael Thier; Paul Beach; Ross C. Anderson; Niklas-Max Thoennessen; Philip Roberts – Prospects, 2024
"Opportunity to learn" has evolved into an umbrella phrase for describing a large range of settings, resources, structures, and processes. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual framework that can accommodate a wide range of opportunities to learn, not just those provided by teachers in classrooms. An inclusive framework can…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Accountability, Equal Education, Models
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Donnelly, Robin; Patrinos, Harry Anthony – Prospects, 2022
With COVID-19 having caused significant disruption to the global education system, researchers are beginning to become concerned with the impact that this has had on student learning progress and, in particular, whether learning loss has been experienced. To evaluate this, the authors conducted a thorough analysis of recorded learning loss…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Achievement Gains, Equal Education
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Ham, Miriam – Prospects, 2022
The ongoing reform of the Nepali education system is guided by the commitment of Nepal's Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology to improve educational outcomes through alignment with international educational policy. The reform goals require Nepali teachers to change their classroom practices to become child-friendly, flexible, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices
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Ogawa, Miku – Prospects, 2022
This article examines the emerging unfair inequality in Kenyan secondary schools through comparative case studies of three secondary schools in western Kenya. Qualitative data were collected through fieldwork over a four-year period, with participant observation and semi- or non-structured interviews, to understand how interactions among schools,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Educational Quality
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Marcos Delprato; Alejandro Farieta – Prospects, 2024
Estimates show that, in 2019, only 41 per cent of students completed lower secondary and 28 per cent upper secondary education in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region (UNESCO, 2021). One of the reasons for the low completion rates is the poor transition across secondary education due to the significant impact of factors at individual, household,…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Educational Attainment, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Influences
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Sodiq, Abdulla; Di Biase, Rhonda – Prospects, 2022
This article presents an exploratory analysis of the external secondary examination system in the Republic of Maldives. The school system is structured around primary grades following a local national curriculum, secondary grades leading to O-level (Ordinary Level) examinations and higher secondary grades leading to A-level (Advanced Level)…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, National Curriculum